Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-09-11
SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER Il, 1887


That ONO Law.
The Republican Legislature of Ohio
having passed a law, which went into
effect with the beginning of the current
school-yoar, providing that negro pu-
pills may attend the white schools,
we have examined the columns of Mr..
HAIsTrAD's freeating paper to see
whether that waver of the bloody shirt
had any articles showing how the new
law operated, or commenting it to the
appreciation of the white Repub-
leans Of Ohio. Our search has
not been rewarded 70 any great
extent. but We have learned one fact
which Will make the negroes howl
namely, that in Springfield, Ohio, the
Law was Invested Of some of its often
sive1oss to the whites by dismissing dii
the negro teachers. "Ihere is no diff
ference whatever in school facilities, .
say n Springfield telegram in the Conn
apCrci0l- G0zcrc. That seemed to be a
comforting assurance to the negroes,
and to show that JOHN SHERMAN S
State was long way ahead
Of Virginia and other States in the
matter of trying by law to force social
equality upon the people. " Race,
color. and previous condition of seryi-
tude seemed to have been dismissed
iron the minds Of the Republican school
officials of Ohio. and a condition
Of things inaugurated wherein the ne
gro child and the white child were to
stand upon the same social plane.
But, hold What else does that
Springfield telegram tell US? Read
for yourselves
"No colored teachers have been en-
plCyCd. all the former colored teachers
having been dropped by the board
Not only were no colored teachers
employed st the beginning of the cur
rent school-year, but all the colored
teachers formerly employed were
dropped 10y the board that selected the
teachers! And this in JOIN SHERMAN's
State, where, so it is believed by the
silly negroes who follow MALONE, there
are no race projudictsl
is that the whole story BY no
means. Although every negro teacher
was hustled out OF place aud out Of
sight as soon as possible, ga few pa
rents. " we are tod, "have taken their
Children from the public schools on ac-
count OF. tue Attendance Of the colorei
Children :" aud "tAe teacher, say they
receive little notes from the parents OF
some Of the scholars whose seats are
neat TO tie coiored children to have
Their children seated some benches dis
tait.'
IN other words, white man Is a
wlite man whether he lives in Ohio or
IN Virginia and Will never consent TO
social equality between the two races.
This new Ohio law was passed 10y a
Republican Legislature in order to
keep the negroes in the Republican
party. There are fifteen to eighteen
thousand negro voters in Ohio. They
hold the balance OF power as between
The two parties. Hence the law for
mixed schools.
Upon what class of whites does
this Objectionable Ohio law bear? OF
course upon the poor white men, who
cannot afford to send their children to
pay schools. The rich few have already
withdrawn their children from the pub
lie schools of Springfield, and no doubt
at other places in OHIO where there are
any considerable number of negro pu-
pills TO he educated in the public
schools
If the Democrats Of Ohio would
make this new law an Issue in the cur
rent political campaign they might
carry the State.